Lexical Definition

‎יְעִיאֵל‎ Yᵉʻîyʼêl (yeh-ee-ale') Jeiel ^N:N-M-P
from ‎יָעָה‎ and ‎אֵל‎; carried away of God

Jeiel, Jehiel. Compare ‎יְעוּאֵל‎.

• § Jeiel or Jehiel = "God sweeps away"
• Jeiel, the name of six Israelites

1) one of the sons of Adonikam who returned from exile with Ezra
2) a chief Reubenite of the house of Joel
3) a Merarite Levite and a gatekeeper to the tabernacle who also played the harp and psaltery in the service before the ark
4) one of the chiefs of the Levites in the time of king Josiah
5) one of the sons of Nebo who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
6) a man of Gibeon and ancestor of king Saul
7) one of the sons of Hotham the Aroerite and one of David's mighty warriors
8) the scribe of king Uzziah who kept the account of the king's irregular predatory warriors
9) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan
10) a Gershonite Levite of the sons of Asaph and forefather of Jahaziel in the time of king Jehoshaphat

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.35.9

Profile

Male • A Levite who contributed to Josiah's Passover celebration.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jeiel was one of the Levites who generously provided animals for King Josiah's Passover celebration.

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.35.9;
• only referred to as Jeiel יְעִיאֵל.

Jeiel is mentioned in 2 Chronicles as one of the Levites who contributed to the Passover celebration during the reign of King Josiah of Judah. Along with other Levitical leaders, Jeiel generously provided sheep, lambs, and goats for the Passover offerings. This act of generosity demonstrated the Levites' support for Josiah's religious reforms and their commitment to the proper observance of the Passover festival.

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